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In a 235-189 vote, House approves dramatic cuts in federal spending
Washington Post ^ | Washington Post

Posted on 02/19/2011 2:44:40 AM PST by sunmars

In a rare early morning weekend vote, the House approved an aggressive plan Saturday to eliminate dozens of federal programs and offices while slashing agency budgets by as much as 40 percent, drawing out more than $60 billion in deficit savings.

Setting up a showdown early next month with President Obama and Senate Democrats, House Republicans pushed the legislation through after a marathon debate capped off by an all-night session Friday that spilled into Saturday morning. During the bleary-eyed final roll call at 4:35 a.m., 235 Republicans were joined by no Democrats in support of dramatic spending reductions that they said were needed to address a soaring annual deficit of $1.6 trillion; 189 Democrats -- as well as three Republicans -- opposed it, accusing Republicans of writing the bill with a "double meat ax."

For Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), it marked an early political victory as his newly empowered GOP troops lived up to a 2010 campaign pledge to trim spending levels to those before the 2008 financial crisis caused an unprecedented level of government spending and intervention into the private economy.

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So who were the 3 republicans who voted against spending cuts?

and its actually %100 billion according to Cantor not 60 as the WApo puts it.

1 posted on 02/19/2011 2:44:48 AM PST by sunmars
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To: sunmars

$60 billion. Call me underwhelmed. At that rate we’ll have a handle on this deficit in about 1000 years.


2 posted on 02/19/2011 2:49:34 AM PST by circlecity
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To: sunmars
"Republicans of writing the bill with a "double meat ax."

Time to double up on a quadruple meat ax.

3 posted on 02/19/2011 2:50:14 AM PST by spokeshave (WTF....the only thing 0bambi's investments will get us is a bullet train to bankruptcy.)
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To: sunmars

Did the eliminate the Department of Education? NO!

Got to do more to cut the budget.


4 posted on 02/19/2011 2:51:14 AM PST by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!)
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To: SatinDoll

Or the Departments of Energy and Commerce. How about Homeland Security, are we one bit safer in the country thanks to this behemoth and the tremendous price tag that goes with it?


5 posted on 02/19/2011 2:56:43 AM PST by Rearden (Deo Vindice)
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To: sunmars

I’d like to know, too. Might they have voted “no” because these cuts are pathetic in size ?


6 posted on 02/19/2011 2:58:22 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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To: Rearden

Homeland Security ought to be under Defense.


7 posted on 02/19/2011 2:59:15 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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To: sunmars

Here’s the roll call.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll147.xml

The Republicans who voted nay are:

John Campbell
Jeff Flake
Walter Jones


8 posted on 02/19/2011 3:01:12 AM PST by Nickname
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To: SatinDoll

Agreed eliminate the department of education not only for the sake of our debt but for the sake of our children.


9 posted on 02/19/2011 3:01:47 AM PST by Monorprise
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To: sunmars

Anemic ...

Defund OBAMACARE, the CZARS, the EPA, the DOE, NPR etc etc etc

TT


10 posted on 02/19/2011 3:02:38 AM PST by TexasTransplant (I got your Alla Akbar and your 72 Virgins... when ya wanna meet up?)
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To: Nickname

Flake voting No.....interesting.


11 posted on 02/19/2011 3:02:46 AM PST by sunmars
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To: SatinDoll
Did the eliminate the Department of Education? NO!

If it were up to me, the Department of Energy, the EPA and Homeland Security would also get the axe.

12 posted on 02/19/2011 3:03:11 AM PST by Allegra (Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
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To: Nickname

Jones is a RINO squish. Flake presumably wanted more spending cuts (although he is 100% untrustworthy on border issues). Campbell, I’m unsure of his motivations.


13 posted on 02/19/2011 3:03:21 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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To: TexasTransplant

I’d also insert a section, no money for date nights or personal parties at the WH or Michelle’s shopping trips abroad.


14 posted on 02/19/2011 3:04:02 AM PST by sunmars
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To: sunmars

Still has to pass the Senate, not likely.

But, if they maintain this stance and we take control of the Senate and pick a few seat in the house, we will win no matter if Barry MuBarak is re-elected but, we will most definitely put an end to these ridiculous programs.

For instance, Planned Parenthood.

I have no problem with their programs regarding prevention or family planning.

However, 99% of their funded activities are directly related to abortion.

If Abortion was such a great business idea, it would find funding from the private sector.

However, it wouldn’t survive without direct funding from the taxpayer, ever.


15 posted on 02/19/2011 3:06:39 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously..... You won't live through it anyway.)
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To: sunmars

I guess Flake won’t be running for Senate.


16 posted on 02/19/2011 3:06:48 AM PST by byteback
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To: sunmars

I don’t know what the actual number is. $100 billion was the goal but they fell short?

Ace of Spades is saying:

Um: Half of Republican Caucus, Especially Leadership and Old Guard, Votes With Democrats To Block Additional $22 Billion in Cuts

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/312243.php


17 posted on 02/19/2011 3:09:41 AM PST by Nickname
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To: sunmars

Hmmm. A total guess.

Collins.
Snowe.
Voinovich.


18 posted on 02/19/2011 3:10:17 AM PST by Politicalmom (America-The Land of the Sheep, the Home of the Caved.)
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To: spokeshave

Maybe “meat axe” is the appropriate term for abortions, if they are funded by the taxpayer.

If Planned Parenthood were a real business they would get their funding from the proceeds of their business or from private investors hoping to reap a reward from going public or selling to another business so they could deliver accretive results to the overall business.


19 posted on 02/19/2011 3:10:31 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously..... You won't live through it anyway.)
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Oops. It’s obviously time for me to go to bed.

*The HOUSE, you moron!!*

*Sneaks off to bang head on wall....*


20 posted on 02/19/2011 3:11:31 AM PST by Politicalmom (America-The Land of the Sheep, the Home of the Caved.)
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